Score: #4 UAlbany 49, #5 New Hampshire 43
 
Location: SEFCU Arena in Albany, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (7-10, 6-7) | New Hampshire (5-16, 5-12)
 
Short Story: #4 UAlbany defeats #5 New Hampshire 49-43 to advance to the America East Semifinals behind four double-digit point performances. 
 
Key Stats 

• UAlbany had four players with double-digit points: Helene Haegerstrand with 12, and Ellen Hahne, Lucia Decortes and Kyara Frames all with 11
• Hahne was one rebound shy of a double-double, as she recorded 11 points and nine rebounds
• Decortes recorded eight rebounds along with her 11 points
• Frames scored eight of her 11 points in the first quarter and finished with six rebounds and played all 40 minutes
• UAlbany out-rebounded New Hampshire 36-27 in the game
• The Great Danes held an 8-1 advantage in offensive rebounds and 20-11 overall in the first half
• UAlbany went down 6-0 in the first two minutes of the game, but outscored New Hampshire 25-6 for the rest of the first half and held the lead for the rest of the game

 
Coach Mullen: "I can't say enough about how excited I am that our team gets to continue on and play Maine next weekend. To do this in the circumstances of the pandemic and all the adversity this teams faced, I feel so lucky. We knew this was going to be a difficult game plan because UNH does a good job of changing their defenses but I'm proud of how our team responded to that. We had a really balanced attack and keeping them off the offensive glass was key. We grinded it out and found a way to win and I'm really excited we get to go play Maine."

How it Happened

• New Hampshire started the game with two three-point field goals in the first minute-and-a-half and took an early 6-0 lead. 
• UAlbany responded with 15-straight points over the final 8:18 of the first quarter and took a 15-6 lead. Kyara Frames led the Great Danes' charge with a team-leading eight points and three rebounds.
• The second quarter started back-and-forth, as New Hampshire's four-straight points were the most in a row through the first five minutes. Ellen Hahne scored four points during the stretch and UAlbany held a 21-12 lead. 
• UAlbany scored the only four points in the final 3:58 of the second quarter and took a 25-12 lead into halftime. The Great Danes shot 34.5 percent and out-rebounded New Hampshire 20-11 and 8-1 in offensive rebounds.
• The Wildcats began the third quarter on a 10-2 run that cut the UAlbany lead to 27-22 with 5:19 remaining. In a back-and-forth remainder of the quarter, New Hampshire was able to decrease the UAlbany lead to four, as the Great Danes led 33-29 after three quarters. 
• At 3:19 remaining, New Hampshire pulled to within one point, 36-35, behind six combined points from four different players. Lucia Decortes responded with a layup before New Hampshire's Amanda Torres had a layup of her own and UAlbany led 38-37 with 2:18 remaining.
• Ellen Hahne and Helene Haegerstrand made back-to-back three-point shots for UAlbany, around a layup from Torres, that gave the Great Danes a 44-39 lead with 1:12 left in the game. 
• After a few stops and free-throw attempts, UAlbany sealed its 49-43 America East quarterfinals victory. 

Next: #4 UAlbany will visit #1 Maine in the America East Semifinal on Sunday, March 7 at 1:00 p.m.